"I do not feel safe in the country": international developers are skipping GDC because of Trump's border chaos: aftermath.site/i-do-not-feel-...

Do yourself a favor and feel solidarity today. Get off the computer, find a room of people who love you.

One Hour until our 15seconds of game are showcased here! Come check out a bunch of cool games!

🧙‍♂️Big Demo Update!😺 Excited to announce a major update to our game demo! We're bringing game saving, new systems, new UI and more right to your Steam library! #godot #indiegame #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4035470/...

Just got hit with a $3500 vet bill, so taking the opportunity to remind folks that I'm available for all kinds of consultancy work, including stuff like mock/silent reviews, which I legit LOVE doing. Details here: www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/ Thanks!

Even more progress on the book UI! Got some more transitions working, more pages fleshed out and styled, and added a few medieval lil guys! #gamedev #godot #indiedev Thoughts, opinions, feedback?

more book UI progress! I still love the idea of a UI-less shop simulator game, but I'm pretty happy with this and hopefully how much clarity it can bring to the experience for the player. Plus I like how bouncy it looks! #indiedev #indiegames #godot

please share and join us tomorrow to see what we've been up to for the last few years. It's the future of KO_OP 🥺

Game Devs! Does anyone know of a resource listing game studios that are anti-gen AI or pledge not to use it? Would be nice to have something to counter the tide of "every game will have it eventually" posts I keep seeing And if there isnt, and we made the list, who wants to be on it? #gamedev

Will do the full proper TikTok upload later, but wanted to show off a bit of my character process! As a game designer and not an artist, I had to get creative and find ways of editing existing assets (like this great Villagers pack from mcsteeg on Itch) to expand the world. #indiegames #indiedev

In case you've been wondering what I'm doing while looking for my next design gig!

Howdy #PitchYaGame ! I'm building a lofi fantasy shop game called Dungeon Bodega Simulator! Grow crops, raise slime pets, discover secrets, and brew potions! We got a demo on Steam, and trying to release within 6 months 😁⚔️ store.steampowered.com/app/3458180/...

This is for real getting framed and going on my wall, thank you again @robinbombus.bsky.social ! Very excited to bring Dungeon Bodega Simulator to life :D

This October's Steam Next Fest is more packed than ever with demos. To give you a head start on searching for the best games on offer, here are our top picks. www.inverse.com/gaming/best-...

To follow up Next Fest, I went ahead and fixed a solid handful of issues I noticed were the most prevalent from watching folks play the demo! I'll be going through the feature requests and bug reports this week as well. So excited for these next steps! #indiedev #godot

WOW!!! We hit a major wish list milestone, more than double the amount we started with going into #NextFest!!! Thank you guys so much for the support, we are so excited to bring this vision to life! The demo is available on Steam right now: store.steampowered.com/app/4035470/... #indiegames #godot

Our demo for dungeon Bodega Sim got highlighted on a best of next fest list!! We are so glad you enjoyed the demo Robin, and are excited you see the vision we're going for 😄

shoutout to the cat from dungeon bodega simulator www.inverse.com/gaming/best-...

⚔️Dungeon Bodega Sim is at Next Fest!💀 We are excited to announce you can get your gauntlets on our updated demo for Steam Next fest, starting today!! Go brew some potions, grow some crops, feed some slimes, then tell us what you think! #NextFest #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4035470/...

Got the chance to meet Shawn at PAX West this year and absolutely loved what I saw of Survivors. Give it a look!!

Finally got a recruiter screen later this week! Encouraging to get a bit of traction in the job hunt. Also will be "releasing" my demo on Steam this week! It still has work to be done up to next fest but I want to make sure it's working ahead of time

This week for Dungeon Bodega Simulator: - Just wrapped up feeding slimes and slimes dispensing items when full - Revamping farming today for the demo - Polish/QA for the demo - Thursday demo preview on Itch for feedback - Planned demo Steam launch next week - New art in Steam! #indiegames #nextfest

Played a bit of Tiny Bookshop today to get an idea of how that game's sold so well, and HOLY CRAP the simulation side of it is so well designed while staying very true to its cozy core. Genuinely very impressed by the level of investment they were able to get without crossing any lines of stress

Talked to 23 people who suddenly have to pay huge tariffs or otherwise cannot get chainmail from Pakistan, yarn from France, retro computers from Japan, metal music from the Netherlands, DVDs from Germany, cosplay supplies, sunscreen, etc. www.404media.co/its-just-a-m...

Sharing here since BSky is experimenting with the media feed stuff, a small warm respite for ya'll scrolling

Gonna be interesting to see the flood of bizdev analysis on Silksong today For me it just proves folks still care about indie games, which is encouraging

Recorded a short 4min vid of the current gameplay loop! Note this is pretty rough, the final game will have a few more systems and a lot more polish but we wanted to share! Can't wait to share more of this as we keep working on it! youtu.be/t2dnfBu2Tcs #indiegames #indiedev #godot

The contrast from attending my first PAX and feeling the energy of the industry to filing for unemployment for the first time since my Xbox layoff is official is stark.

I'll be at Seattle Slice tomorrow! If anyone in my network is going and wants to say hi, feel free to reach out!

⚔️NEW GAME ANNOUNCMENT!💀 It is our pleasure to present to you: Dungeon Bodega Simulator! Coming later in 2025, you'll be taking the role of a laid off adventurer running a shop in a dungeon! Raise crops, raise slimes, and serve customers! store.steampowered.com/app/3458180/... #indiegames #godot

New header photo, what could this possibly mean 👁️👁️ Only a few more days until we can announce our next project! #indiedev #indiegames #godot

Been going through a lot game studio sites on my job hunt, and while I've had trouble finding a lot of open roles, I have found a TON of awesome games that I'm excited about coming out in the next year or two. This industry is up to some incredible stuff, im so stoked for whats to come

Slowly working on getting my level, combat, and mission design portfolio prices together! Here's an example from a MC survival games map I designed and updated weekly based on player feedback! harrisonbolin.com/pvp-combat-d...

Raven Software secures first collective-bargaining workplace protections since unionization three years ago www.gamesindustry.biz/raven-softwa...

Todays task: get a prototype of the breeding pachinko mini-game working in the build!! Theres a few ways we might end up doing this, but this was useful to get some of the basics of the UI down :D #gamedev #indiegames #godot #godotengine

I bought Thistle a cement slab and I think it's a hit

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✨ MY BOOK IS OUT NOW ✨ "Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭 Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces! Shares appreciated. AHH!! Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book

A little video spotlighting the concept work of @hotcakesamba.bsky.social on one of our next games (announced this week 👀), Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World!

Unfortunately I was caught up in the Xbox layoffs. If you know anyone looking for a game designer, let me know!! Pretty intimidated by the job market right now, but I'll be hitting the job hunt as hard as I can. If you wanna support my indie efforts, pop a follow here: @alienfruit.games

Frustrating when legit resources in the games space go super hard with the funnel system. The dozen emails timed to get you to convert to premium offerings. The "limited time discount" stuff for an online pre recorded course. Working in web dev really soured these systems for me

super important game update!!!!

🚨 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 HEY! WE JUST DROPPED OUR DEMO FOR ROGUE ECLIPSE, GO PLAY IT NOW ON STEAM! GOGOGOGOOOOOOOOooooo- Reposts appreciated! 😅🙏 bit.ly/4bRLumD

Script Lock was what I listened to in college while dreaming of becoming a game dev, I am very excited to see them here on Bsky still rolling!

About a year ago I decided to make a game as a solo developer. A year later, I’m proud to introduce you to…Neutralize! If you like puzzlers like Threes, 2048, or Tetris, this one’s for you. iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/neutr... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Who's right and why is it me aftermath.site/parrying-good aftermath.site/parrying-bad

hi folks! I’m urgently looking for game writing and narrative design work. I’ve been in the industry for over 5 years, have AAA and indie experience, and love working as part of a team. I also do editing and consulting work! ✨ www.nessacannon.com

It’s frustrating that the Clair Obscur team has been nothing but open about “we’re not just 33 people, we have hundreds of contractors” and a budget in the tens of millions (as should be obvious from playing it) and yet people are angry at them instead of the folks who pushed the “small team!” story

5/20 - Worked on adding a right click context menu that will be huge for expanding functionality, and added a super cute "Inspect" mode! Lots of bugs to fix and animation to add to make it smoother, but really happy with the initial effect!

🌱First May Update!🌱 Things are moving fast! Working on integrating more of Xems art tonight but wanted to show the beginnings of the prototype! #godot #gamedev #indiegames New in this vid: - Email system - NPC movement - Iso growth - UI iteration